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KRT 78 - Blackfyre vs Minowa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ander.
Ander moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glover avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ander ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Glover lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Glover tenderised Ander's leg. Ander is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ander throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Glover throws a right and a left that Ander avoids nicely.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ander throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Ander throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ander scores with a leg kick.
Glover tries to bum rush Ander with a series of wild strikes but Ander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ander.
Ander looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
Ander misses with a body kick.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Ander throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Ander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ander slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ander.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ander.
Glover feints a jab promting Ander to slip. Glover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ander slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover looks to land a right hand but Ander moved out of range.
Ander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Glover has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ander.
Ander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ander slips under a jab from Glover.
Glover is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glover throws out a powerful jab.
Glover has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ander lands a front kick.
Ander slips under a jab.
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
Glover throws a lazy right hand but Ander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ander.
A big right from Glover misses.
Glover lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Glover does no damage.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Ander doesn't manage to clinch there - Glover circles away.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Glover finds it's way through Ander's defenses.
Glover throws a hook but Ander blocks it.
Ander walks into a left hand.
Ander thuds his shin into the meat of Glover's side.
Ander pivots, looking for a leg kick but Glover is out of range and Ander settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glover blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ander misses with a low kick.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Glover lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Glover misses the target.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Glover.
Ander moves out of range of the leg kick from Glover.
Glover will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Ander moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Glover scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Glover catches Ander right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
Glover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover connects with the punch.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Glover takes a step back to recover.
Ander tries to land a front kick but Glover steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glover checks a low kick from Ander.
Glover misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Glover lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ander doesn't seem phased though.
Ander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glover throws a series of punches but Ander moves out of range.
Ander slips under a jab.
Ander misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ander scores with a leg kick.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover thuds his right hand into Ander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ander throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ander moves out of range as Glover strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psil Ander dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ander scoring well with a low kick there.
Glover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glover listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ander throws a leg kick but Glover checks it.
Glover lands with a straight right. Ander didn't see that one coming.
Ander misses with a body kick.
Glover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ander fakes the leg kick and cracks Glover in the body.
Ander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Glover works over Ander's head and body with a nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glover takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ander rushes Glover and presses him up against the cage.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ander looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
Ander tries to clinch but Glover moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ander.
Glover checks a leg kick.
Ander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
Ander is looking to clinch.
Glover will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ander on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ander looks to land a body kick but Glover moved away.
A low kick from Glover is predictable there
and Ander finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Glover blocks the body kick.
Ander throws a lazy head kick
and Glover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glover thows a body shot but no joy.
Jason Glover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover lands with a right hand.
Ander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Ander throws a head kick but Glover moves out of range.
Ander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ander slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Ander.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Ander is just out of range.
Ander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Glover cracks Ander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Glover there.
Glover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ander on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ander lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glover has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glover and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ander connects with a high kick.
Ander has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Psil Ander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ander misses with a body kick.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Ander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Glover if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander blocks a jab.
Glover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ander circles away quickly and effectively.
Glover throws a right hand that Ander ducks under and follows up with a left that Ander also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ander moves away.
Ander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ander moves out of range as Glover strikes.
Ander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ander throws a head kick but Glover moves out of range.
Glover blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Glover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ander throws a front kick that sends Glover stumbling back into the cage.
Ander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ander is looking to clinch but Glover is avoiding it.
Ander misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Ander.
Glover checks a low kick from Ander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glover throws a series of punches but Ander moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glover connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ander.
Nice body punch from Glover.
Ander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glover misses with a hook.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Ander is just out of range.
Glover tests Ander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ander tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
Ander is looking to clinch but Glover is avoiding it.
Ander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Glover will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ander wants to slow Glover down by chopping away at his legs.
Ander blocks a low kick nicely.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ander throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ander.
Ander staying out of range there.
Glover throws a jab when Ander was well out of range.
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ander throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glover looks to land a combination but Ander avoids it well.
Glover takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Glover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ander.
Glover throws an overhand right that lands on Ander's shoulder, as Ander tries to avoid the shot.
Ander moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Ander throws a push kick but Glover slaps the foot to one side.
Ander throws a leg kick
and Glover counters with a series of strikes. Ander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ander lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glover has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glover and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ander. That's going to slow Glover down.
Ander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glover's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ander is looking to clinch but Glover is avoiding it.
Ander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glover misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glover fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ander forces Glover back against the cage and clinches.
Ander trying to land knees to the body.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Glover catches Ander right on the button with a cross.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Ander moved out of range nicely.
Ander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glover lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ander backs up against the cage.
Glover moves out of range of the leg kick from Ander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ander, right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ander scores with a spinning back kick!
Glover blocks a head kick by Ander.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover scores with a one two! Ander had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ander slips a straight right by Glover.
Glover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ander throws a body kick that misses.
Ander thuds his shin into the meat of Glover's side.
Glover swats away the attempt to clinch by Ander.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover checks a leg kick nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Glover.
Glover connects with a body shot.
Ander lands a high kick!
Ander tried to score with a low kick but Glover checks it.
Good work by Glover as he checks the leg kick.
Ander looks to land a body kick but Glover moved away.
Ander throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glover cracks Ander with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glover blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Ander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ander slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Glover listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a hook. Ander ducked under it nicely.
Ander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ander moves into the clinch successfully.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
Ander thumps Glover with a low kick.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ander slips a straight right by Glover.
A punch lands to the side of Ander 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Ander blocks the leg kick.
Glover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ander throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ander is looking to clinch.
Glover throws a jab when Ander was well out of range.
Ander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Ander misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Psil Ander.
Well Ander has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psil Ander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meogeedo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaubrek Ubrihayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meogeedo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubrihayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Ubrihayev cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Ubrihayev looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Ubrihayev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ubrihayev showed some decent athleticism there.
Ubrihayev is looking to stall here but Machida recovers full guard.
Machida being controlled here, momentarily.
Ubrihayev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubrihayev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ubrihayev wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Ubrihayev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Machida striking off his back but it's not causing Ubrihayev any problems.
Ubrihayev throws an elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ubrihayev's guard. Nice move by Machida!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ubrihayev is on top in guard.
Ubrihayev looking to pass the guard.
Machida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ubrihayev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ubrihayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ubrihayev on the ground.
Machida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ubrihayev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machida keeping moving, preventing Ubrihayev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machida being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Ubrihayev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Machida. No joy for Ubrihayev on that attempt.
Ubrihayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ubrihayev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubrihayev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machida avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida leaves Ubrihayev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ubrihayev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ubrihayev misses with a takedown attempt
and Machida counters by clinching up.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ubrihayev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida has Ubrihayev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ubrihayev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Machida lands a knee to the body.
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Zaubrek Ubrihayev has been cut.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ubrihayev blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubrihayev is defending well for now.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Ubrihayev is blocking nicely.
Ubrihayev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machida smiles and moves away.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
Meogeedo Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaubrek Ubrihayev.
Machida stuffs the takedown attempt from Ubrihayev. Ubrihayev gets slowly back to his feet.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Machida is thwarting Ubrihayev's attempts to control the position.
Ubrihayev wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida moves nicely into side control.
Machida tries for a kimura but Ubrihayev is defending well.
Ubrihayev is trying to control Machida's posture but Machida avoids it.
Ubrihayev is trying to improve his position.
Machida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ubrihayev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Machida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida trying to control the position but Ubrihayev is working away.
Ubrihayev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ubrihayev trying to control here.
Machida seems to be looking for submissions.
Machida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ubrihayev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ubrihayev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ubrihayev dives in and grabs Machida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes down on Ubrihayev's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Machida. No joy for Ubrihayev on that attempt.
Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ubrihayev avoids it.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ubrihayev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ubrihayev lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubrihayev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ubrihayev trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meogeedo Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zaubrek Ubrihayev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ubrihayev misses with a looping right.
Machida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev misses with a straight left.
Machida rushes Ubrihayev and presses him up against the cage.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ubrihayev's face.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Ubrihayev tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ubrihayev managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
A frustrated look appears on Ubrihayev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ubrihayev tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Ubrihayev blocks an elbow strike.
Machida has Ubrihayev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ubrihayev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Ubrihayev managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Ubrihayev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Machida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ubrihayev blocks an elbow strike.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
Machida landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev stops a takedown attempt from Machida.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Ubrihayev wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ubrihayev blocks it with crossed arms.
Meogeedo Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ubrihayev's elbow.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ubrihayev avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida crunches a lovely knee into Ubrihayev's ribcage.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ubrihayev's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Machida is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ubrihayev to the mat. Ubrihayev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Ubrihayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ubrihayev has his feet on Machida's thighs here. He's pushed Machida off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Machida screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Okamoto's choice of entrance music: Feel the Drive. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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25
152 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Okamoto misses
and Doi counters with a single leg into guard. Okamoto didn't expect that.
Okamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Doi crashes against the mat.
Okamoto is looking to reverse the position.
Doi cracks Okamoto with a big right hand but Okamoto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doi working away.
Doi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Okamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamoto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Doi's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okamoto.
Doi wants to pass the guard but Okamoto is keeping the position.
Doi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Doi wants to get up but he can't break Okamoto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Okamoto keeping moving, preventing Doi from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Okamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Okamoto clinches up with Doi and pushes him back against the cage.
Okamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Okamoto smiles and moves away.
Okamoto moves into the clinch.
Doi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Okamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doi tries for a takedown but Okamoto manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Doi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doi wants a takedown.
Doi has Okamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Okamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okamoto seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Okamoto breaks from the clinch.
Doi moves out of range as Okamoto throws a body kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick
and Doi counters with a three punch combo that has Okamoto backing up. Okamoto nods at Doi to acknowledge the strikes.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Doi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doi.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Doi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okamoto takes a swing at Doi's ribcage but misses.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Doi checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Okamoto is predictable there
and Doi counters with a shoot takedown. Okamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Okamoto dives on top into guard.
Okamoto wants to control from the top but Doi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doi keeping full guard, as Okamoto tries to pass.
Doi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Okamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Doi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doi trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Doi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Doi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Doi wants to finish this one by submission but Okamoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Doi.
Okamoto can't escape the position.
Okamoto tries to hold on but Doi pushes him away.
Doi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Okamoto is now in Doi's guard. A big mistake from Doi there, giving up the dominant position!
Okamoto is in close to Doi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Doi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doi keeping full guard, as Okamoto tries to pass.
Okamoto postures up in Doi's guard and throws a big left but Doi blocks it.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Doi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Doi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okamoto advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Doi to pass into mount.
Yoshi Doi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doi working to try and regain half guard.
Doi tries to hold on but Okamoto postures up.
Doi is squirming around, avoiding Okamoto's attempts to control the action.
Okamoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doi is squirming around, avoiding Okamoto's attempts to control the action.
Doi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Doi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Okamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doi is looking to escape.
Okamoto won't let Doi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Okamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doi is looking to escape.
Doi is desperately trying to improve his position but Okamoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Doi wants to hold on but Okamoto pushes him away.
Doi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto controlling the pace for now.
Okamoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Okamoto working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okamoto avoids the attempt from Doi to control.
Okamoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Okamoto lands a big shot there that rocks Doi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doi is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto with a couple of short strikes.
Doi is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okamoto dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Doi checks a leg kick.
Okamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Okamoto looks to land a combination. Doi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Doi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Doi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Okamoto clinches up with Doi and pushes him back against the cage.
Doi seems to have got his legs back now.
Okamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doi's elbow.
Okamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Okamoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Doi gets an underhook and turns Okamoto into the cage.
Doi has hold of one of Okamoto's legs. Okamoto is fighting the takedown attempt but Doi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Okamoto working a defensive guard but Doi passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamoto wants to improve his position but Doi is controlling well.
Okamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Okamoto uses his free foot to push down on Doi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Doi.
Doi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doi is trying to stand.
Doi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Okamoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Okamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doi is looking to escape.
Okamoto cracks Doi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Okamoto wants to control the pace but Doi is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okamoto working Doi over with strikes here.
Doi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Okamoto looking to control but Doi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Okamoto drops a big elbow. That's hurt Doi! More shots from Okamoto and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Our winner, Hiroyuki Okamoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis comes to the cage accompanied by Falling Slowly. Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music. Kimbo Assis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
240 lbs
12 - 17 - 1 |
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27
272 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis has Thorpe up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorpe gets underhooks to prevent Assis's takedown attempt.
Assis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thorpe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Assis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Assis has picked Thorpe up - he's going for a ride! Assis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Assis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Assis seems to be working for a kimura but Thorpe defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorpe wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thorpe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Assis is looking for a kimura here.
Assis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Assis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thorpe looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis with the ground and pound but Thorpe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thorpe kicks Assis off and gets to his feet.
Thorpe misses with a body kick.
Assis fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorpe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorpe misses with a low kick.
Thorpe wants to land a leg kick but Assis is out of range.
Assis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thorpe avoids it really well and circles away.
Thorpe leaves Assis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thorpe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Assis quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Assis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thorpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Assis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorpe works over Assis with some ground and pound from guard.
Thorpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thorpe lands a couple of elbows.
Thorpe distracts Assis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thorpe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorpe is working Assis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thorpe distracts Assis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thorpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Assis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorpe cracks Assis with a solid left hand.
Thorpe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorpe lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thorpe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thorpe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Assis's head.
Thorpe landing with the ground and pound.
Assis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorpe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thorpe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thorpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Assis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assis controls Thorpe momentarily but Thorpe frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorpe stands up from Assis's guard - Thorpe perhaps looking for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thorpe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thorpe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Thorpe as Assis shoots in.
Assis shoots for a double leg takedown but Thorpe sprawls well. He's pushed Assis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorpe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thorpe wants to take a breather but Assis is having none of it.
Assis has hold of Thorpe's hands but Thorpe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thorpe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thorpe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thorpe decides to return to a standing position.
Assis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Assis looks to land a strike but Thorpe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Assis throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
Assis throwing strikes from guard but Thorpe blocks nicely.
Thorpe is looking to stand up but Assis isn't so interested in that idea.
Assis postures up in Thorpe's guard and throws a big left but Thorpe blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorpe is keeping the position for now.
Assis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorpe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorpe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Assis trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Assis looking to pass the guard.
Thorpe wants to stand up but Assis is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assis clinches up with Thorpe and pushes him back against the cage.
Thorpe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Assis regains guard.
Assis punching to the body, from the bottom.
Thorpe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thorpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorpe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Assis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Assis can't keep his opponent in guard - Thorpe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thorpe working Assis over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorpe working Assis over with strikes.
Thorpe working over Assis with some ground and pound. Assis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Assis is doing well to control the position and prevent Thorpe from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe wants to work for an arm triangle but Assis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Assis wants to get back to full guard.
Thorpe trying to control the action but Assis is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Thorpe there.
Assis tries to get to full guard but Thorpe has control of the leg.
Assis looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorpe trying to control from half guard but Assis is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorpe slips a nice elbow through Assis's hands, connecting with Assis's forehead.
Thorpe lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thorpe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Assis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thorpe pushes Assis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Assis ducks straight into an uppercut from Thorpe and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Assis manages to regain guard straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Assis working for submissions but it's allowed Thorpe to get to half guard.
Thorpe tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Assis is looking to improve his position.
Assis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thorpe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assis keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe uses his free foot to push down on Assis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Assis.
Thorpe lands a big shot there that rocks Assis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thorpe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Assis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Assis is working hard here to advance position.
Thorpe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorpe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assis is desperately trying to improve his position but Thorpe has a good base and remains in mount.
Thorpe lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Assis! Thorpe sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Assis and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Thorpe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Scott Thorpe thanked Condemned for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
280 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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28
248 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Russo is struggling to control the position.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russo lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Russo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Russo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russo misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Russo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Grecko Gracie has been cut.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
Russo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Russo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
Russo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.
Russo misses with a knee to the head.
Russo has Gracie pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russo scores with a shoulder strike.
Russo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Russo is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is stalling here.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
Russo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russo lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Russo.
A right hand to the body from Russo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russo.
Russo working Gracie over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Russo connects with a knee to the head.
Russo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Russo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Russo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russo lands a knee to the head.
Russo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russo stalling the fight.
Russo lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Grecko Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Russo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Russo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Russo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Russo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie looking to stall.
Russo lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Russo.
Russo lands a nice knee to the body.
Russo lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gracie is looking to control Russo's arms but Russo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo lands a right hand.
Russo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russo crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Russo leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grecko Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Russo feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Leeroy Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo connects with an inside leg kick.
Russo works the jab nicely.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Russo lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Russo lands a knee to the head.
Russo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Russo.
Russo lands a nice elbow.
Russo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Russo with a knee to the head.
Russo is struggling to control the position.
Russo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Russo lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Russo is stalling here.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Russo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Russo after a bit of a struggle.
Russo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Russo.
Russo lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Grecko Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russo as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Russo lands a nice elbow.
Russo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Russo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Russo lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Russo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Leeroy Russo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Russo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Russo is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Russo lands a knee to the head.
Russo lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russo lands a big knee to the head and Gracie goes down! Russo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waltari Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Suokuokka has chosen Paul Engemann - Scarface (Push It to the Limit) as his entrance music. Waltari Suokuokka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waltari Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka scores with a jab to the body.
Suokuokka moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
Suokuokka works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
Suokuokka looking for a takedown.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Suokuokka blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Waltari Suokuokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suokuokka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Suokuokka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Horrible takedown by Suokuokka or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Griffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffin.
Suokuokka blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Suokuokka shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waltari Suokuokka.
Suokuokka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a leg kick which misses Suokuokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Suokuokka tries to avoid it.
Suokuokka dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Suokuokka's head and hops out.
Griffin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suokuokka has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Suokuokka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Suokuokka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suokuokka shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka looks winded!
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suokuokka is rocked!
Griffin cracks Suokuokka with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Suokuokka tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Griffin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Suokuokka is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes into the arena with I'll be Back blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent with a hook.
Funkyama dives in and grabs Kent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kent pushes down on Funkyama's head and hops out.
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Kent. No joy for Funkyama on that attempt.
Kent lands with an uppercut that bounces Funkyama off the cage and back into range.
Kent lands a right hook to the body.
Kent throws the left hand but Funkyama avoids the punch easily.
Kent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funkyama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kent to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Kent.
Kent works over Funkyama's head and body with a nice combination.
Funkyama shoots in and drives through. Kent sprawls well.
Peter Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Funkyama.
Kent looks to land a combination but Funkyama avoids it well.
Funkyama wants to clinch.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Funkyama dives in and grabs Kent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kent pushes down on Funkyama's head and hops out.
Peter Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent moves into range and connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funkyama.
The crowd cheers as Kent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funkyama doesn't seem phased though.
Kent swings for the body but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kent but Kent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Funkyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funkyama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Funkyama avoids the body shot from Kent.
Funkyama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kent comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Funkyama stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Kent is on him like rabid pit bull! Funkyama slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kent!
Peter Kent thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Galloway might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jump Around by House of Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tirawit Kokin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokin clinches with his opponent.
Galloway trying to land knees to the body.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Kokin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kokin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kokin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kokin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloway looks to clinch
enabling Kokin to counter with a crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Galloway enables Kokin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Galloway manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kokin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Galloway being controlled for a moment.
Kokin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galloway keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway wants to get back to his feet but Kokin drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kokin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tirawit Kokin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kokin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Kokin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galloway.
Kokin trying to land knees to the body.
Kokin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Galloway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kokin gets through Galloway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kokin avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Kokin avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Kokin lands a right hand.
Kokin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kokin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway moves to clinch but Kokin breaks away
and Kokin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Galloway moves to clinch but Kokin breaks away
and Kokin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Galloway.
Galloway with a knee to the head.
Galloway misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kokin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kokin dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kokin avoids it.
Kokin tries a body shot but Galloway blocks it.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Kokin avoids the damage to the body.
Galloway lands a damaging elbow.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kokin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Galloway lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galloway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kokin.
Kokin blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kokin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galloway.
Galloway keeps control of Kokin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kokin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galloway avoids it.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Kokin shrugs off.
Kokin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kokin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Galloway misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galloway avoids it.
Kokin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kokin clinches.
Kokin breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tirawit Kokin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kokin misses with a low kick.
Galloway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kokin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Galloway tries to clinch there but Kokin circles away.
Kokin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kokin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galloway tries to clinch
and Kokin counters with an outside leg kick.
Galloway throws a right hand that Kokin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokin also avoids with ease.
Galloway tries to clinch
and Kokin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kokin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kokin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kokin. Galloway does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway tries to clinch but Kokin is having none of it.
Galloway moves to clinch but Kokin breaks away
and Kokin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kokin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kokin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galloway. That did some damage!
Galloway moves to clinch but Kokin breaks away
and Kokin counters with a stiff right hand.
Kokin scores with a leg kick.
Galloway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Galloway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galloway closes the distance but Kokin moves to the side
and Kokin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cub Galloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch but Kokin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galloway wants to clinch but Kokin slips to the side
and Kokin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tirawit Kokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galloway slips under a jab from Kokin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokin rushes Galloway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galloway lands an elbow that stopped Kokin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tirawit Kokin has been cut.
Kokin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kokin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galloway blocks an elbow strike from Kokin.
Galloway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kokin tries to break free but Galloway pushes him back against the cage.
Galloway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kokin.
Galloway unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kokin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galloway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kokin's brow.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kokin manages to break the clinch.
Galloway moves to clinch but Kokin breaks away
and Kokin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galloway tries to clinch but Kokin moves away
and Kokin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kokin.
Kokin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Galloway - that landed with a thud.
Kokin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galloway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kokin is defending well for now.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Kokin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Kokin shrugs off.
Galloway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galloway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kokin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Kokin circles away.
Kokin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Galloway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kokin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kokin swats away the attempt to clinch by Galloway.
Galloway wants to clinch
and Kokin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Galloway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kokin counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tirawit Kokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tirawit Kokin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kokin shoots in for a takedown but Galloway shows good takedown defense.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Kokin circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway tries to clinch there but Kokin circles away.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Galloway moves to clinch but Kokin breaks away
and Kokin counters with a nice body kick.
Galloway tries to clinch
and Kokin counters with a low kick, right behind Galloway 's knee.
Galloway tries to clinch but Kokin moves away
and Kokin counters with a leg kick.
Galloway takes one on the button.
Kokin lands a jab to the nose.
Kokin forces Galloway back against the cage and clinches.
Galloway throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kokin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galloway's brow.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the head but Kokin blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin has a couple of punches blocked by Galloway.
Kokin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galloway closes the distance but Kokin moves to the side
and Kokin counters with a body kick.
Kokin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galloway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galloway tries to clinch there but Kokin circles away.
A good leg kick by Kokin.
Cub Galloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kokin cracks the inside of Galloway's front leg.
Galloway tries to clinch but Kokin moves away
and Kokin counters with a nice uppercut.
Galloway tries to clinch up
and Kokin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Galloway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kokin lands with a light punch inside.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kokin avoids it.
Kokin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galloway is rocked!
Kokin lands with a left to the head.
Oh Galloway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kokin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kokin.
Kokin breaks from the clinch.
Kokin walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Galloway drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kokin swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Galloway's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tirawit Kokin!
Tirawit Kokin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre comes into the arena with DJ Shadow / Six Days blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aegon Blackfyre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Minowa working away.
Blackfyre is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackfyre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Minowa's best efforts.
Blackfyre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minowa is looking to advance position but Blackfyre won't allow it.
Minowa working Blackfyre over with strikes.
Minowa trying to mount his opponent but Blackfyre defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minowa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blackfyre is just riding it out for now. Minowa eventually gives up the hold.
Minowa works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa has hold of Blackfyre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Blackfyre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Minowa cranks the arm and Blackfyre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Blackfyre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ikuhisa Minowa!
Ikuhisa Minowa is the new middleweight champion!
Ikuhisa Minowa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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